Coburn Dukehart joined NPR.org in June 2007 as the first photo and multimedia editor. Since then she has helped to grow the department into a five-person staff, trained multiple web producers and reporters in visual literacy, started a daily photo blog on npr.org, and has been part of multiple award-winning projects. Her role at NPR entails overseeing the visual and multimedia strategy for the website, producing original multimedia content, and encouraging higher standards of visual literacy in an organization best known for it’s audio storytelling.
Prior to joining NPR, she worked for three-and-a-half years as an online photo editor and multimedia producer at usatoday.com. She has also worked as a photo editor at washingtonpost.com, and interned in the White House photo office. She has a master's degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri, and is the recipient of various editing awards from WHNPA, NPPA, and POYi.
Dukehart has coached at various multimedia workshops, including Eddie Adams, the NPPA Flying Short Course, and the NPPA Immersion workshop. In her spare time, Dukehart likes to play the drums, do yoga, swim and search for new adventures.